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“The word “surgeon” is derived from a Greek word meaning “manual labor”. A surgeon is the one who performs manipulations, sets bones or incises a patient using his hands. He differs from a doctor who treats patients by prescribing herbs, tonics or pills.”

“Allis forceps are named after Dr. Oscar Huntington Allis (1836-1931) of New York.Dr. Allis practiced orthopedic surgery and received the Samuel Gross Prize from the Philadelphia Academy for his book on dislocations of the hip.”

“Criles forceps were invented by Dr. George Washington Crile (1864-1943), an American surgeon who practiced over 25,000 thyroïdectomies during his career and carried out the first radical dissection of the neck.”

“Even if procedures change, certain instruments always remain trendy such as those from Dr. Barraquer. Prominent in ophthalmology, Dr. Ignacio Barraquer (Barcelona 1884-1965) founded the “Barraquer Institute of Ophthalmology” in 1947. Dr. Barraquer also invented new surgical techniques.”